PARCC is one of two organizations that will deliver assessment and curriculum to two consortiums of states. Tennessee belongs to PARCC. There is also Smarter Balance. States can belong to both but TN only participates in PARCC.

As of 2010 PARCC consisted of 23 states - As of September 2013 7 states have filed to withdraw from PARCC. These states are indicated by the * next to the stateAlabama *ArizonaArkansasColoradoDelawareFlorida *Georgia *IllinoisIndiana *KentuckyLouisiannaMarylandMississippiNew JerseyNew MexicoDistrict of Columbia (not a state)New YorkNorth Dakota *OhioPennsylvania *Rhode IslandTennessee

Oklahoma filed to withdraw but they were not on the original list of states from 2010.

PARCC Cooperative Agreement with the US Department of Education (take note - they have an agreement to deliver student-level data to the US Dept. of Ed)